Ana Matronic told The Daily Telegraph: "It is much easier to swallow the pill of gay rights when it is packaged in the form of a pretty girl.

"I think at the heart of it lies a fear of male sexuality, and especially male homosexuality, that is threatening in many ways."

She said of the censorship of Lambert's kiss: "It was crazy. On morning television they showed the famous kiss between Britney Spears and Madonna but when they switched to Adam Lambert, they blurred it out.

"So it's fine to show hot chicks kissing but if it's a couple of guys, it's going to ruin our children."